河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第一次周考试题（含答案，Word版）.doc

1、 - 1 - 河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学河南省鹤壁市淇滨高级中学 20182018- -20192019 学年高二英语上学期第一次周学年高二英语上学期第一次周 考试题考试题 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节共两节, ,满分满分 4040 分分) ) 第一节第一节( (共共 1515 小题小题; ;每小题每小题 2 2 分分, ,满分满分 3030 分分) ) 阅读下列短文阅读下列短文, ,从每题所给的四个选项从每题所给的四个选项(A(A、B B、C C 和和 D)D)中中, ,选出最佳选项。选出最佳选项。 A A An eight-year-old child heard her

2、parents talking about her little brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money. Only a very expensive operation could save him now and there was no one to lend them the money. When she heard her daddy say to her tearful mother, “Only a miracle (奇迹) can save him now.” the litt

3、le girl went to her bedroom and pulled her money from its hiding place and counted it carefully. She hurried to a drugstore with the money in her hand. “And what do you want?” asked the salesman. “Its for my little brother.” The girl answered. “Hes really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “Pardon?”

4、 said the salesman. “My brother Andrew has something bad growing inside his head and my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle cost?” “We dont sell a miracle here, child. Im sorry.” the salesman said with a smile. “Listen, if it isnt enough, I can try and get some more. J

5、ust tell me how much it costs.” A well-dressed man heard this and asked, “What kind of miracle does your brother need?” “I dont know,” she answered with her eyes full of tears. “Hes really sick and mum says he needs an operation. But my daddy cant pay for it, so I have brought all my money.” “How mu

6、ch do you have? asked the man. “$1.11, but I can try and get some more.” she answered. - 2 - “Well, what luck,” smiled the man. “$1.11, the price of a miracle for your little brother.” He took up the girls hand and said, “Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your parents. L

7、ets see if I have the kind of miracle you need.” That well-dressed man was Dr. Carlton Armstrong, a famous doctor. The operation was successful and it wasnt long before Andrew was home again. How much did the miracle cost? 21. What was the trouble in the little girls family? A. Her brother was serio

8、usly ill. B. They had no money. C. Nothing could save her brother. D. Both A and B. 22. In the eyes of the little girl, a miracle might be _. A. something interesting. B. something beautiful. C. some wonderful medicine. D. some good food. 23. What made the miracle happen? A. The girls love for her b

9、rother. B. The medicine from the drugstore. C. The girls money. D. Nobody can tell. 24. From the passage we can infer (推断) that _. A. the doctor didnt ask for any pay. B. a miracle is sure to happen if you keep on. C. the little girl is lovely but not so clever. D. Andrew was in fact not so sick as

10、they had thought. B B What is most likely to affect your success at school or at a job? The ability to read well. And that goes for your kids, too. The poor literacy (读写能力) of our society has been a main concern of educators for a while now, and yet things are not getting better. In most cases, how

11、well we learn to read will depend largely on our exposure (接 触) to language as children. If we hear people around us talking about all kinds of subjects as children, we naturally pick up the words and phrases they use. If we pick up a lot of words, we will learn to read better. - 3 - Here are my sev

12、eral suggestions for reading improvement. Read about things that interest you. If you are interested in what you are reading about, the words will come alive, and you will understand better. The more you read, the better you will become at reading. Just get started and it will become a habit, as lon

13、g as you are interested in what you are reading. Read something that is at your level or just a little difficult for you. Read material that you find easy to read, or just a little challenging. Looking up many unknown words in a dictionary is dull, and the results of the dictionary search are quickl

14、y forgotten. If you have trouble reading, listen first. If you can hear the new words and phrases that you are reading, you will have an easier time understanding and remembering them. Hearing the rhythm of someone reading a text will help your own reading. Dont worry about what you dont understand.

15、 Most of your reading should be for pleasure. You can enjoy reading without understanding all of what you read. You may even understand some things in your own personal way. 25If we want to succeed at school, we should _. Adevelop good reading ability Bhear people around us more Cremember more new w

16、ords Dwrite more books 26The underlined word “challenging” in Paragraph 5 probably means “_” Aeasy Bdifficult Cinteresting Ddull 27What is the purpose of the writer in writing the passage? ATo tell us some ways to improve reading ability. BTo show that the poor literacy has been a main concern of ed

17、ucators. CTo teach us how to find fun in reading. DTo tell us some ways to pick up new words and phrases. 28Which of the following statements about the suggestions is NOT true? ARead more about things that interest you and youll become better at reading. BWhile reading, look up every new word in a d

18、ictionary. CListen to what you are reading can help you understand and remember new words. DWhen you cant understand all of what you read, you neednt feel worried. C C One afternoon after school had finished, Peter and Jane were walking along the - 4 - street. Suddenly they heard a big noise. “Come

19、on！ ” shouted Peter. “That sounds like an accident. Lets see whats happened.” They ran to where the noise came from. As soon as they got there, they could see what had happened. A small car had knocked into the side of a truck. The accident had happened in a quiet street with only four houses in it.

20、 Peter and Jane were the first ones to reach the site. No other people came. “We must be the only ones who saw the accident， ” said Jane. They found that both the car driver and the truck driver were hurt. “Peter， ” said Jane, “run back down the road to Mrs. Days house. Ask her to call the policemen

21、 and the ambulance. Hurry up. Ill stay here.” Off went Peter as fast as he could. There was nothing Jane could do but wait. She knew that when people were hurt in an accident, they shouldnt be moved. It wasnt long before the police car and the ambulance arrived. The policemen got the car door open a

22、nd they carried the man out. Then they got the truck driver out. The men werent seriously hurt, but they were both taken to the hospital. The policemen thanked Peter and Jane, “You were very good to act so quickly when you saw the accident. Thank you for all your help.” 29The accident happened _. Ai

23、n a quiet street one school day afternoon Bin a busy street one school day afternoon Cin a quiet street one Sunday afternoon Din a busy street one Sunday afternoon 30_ called the policemen. AJane BThe drivers CMrs. Day DPeter 31Jane did nothing before the policemen arrived because _. Ashe was too fr

24、ightened to do anything Bshe was alone after Peter left Cshe was waiting for Peter Dshe knew she shouldnt move the two drivers D D A group of old classmates, who have succeeded in their work, got together to visit their teacher. Their conversation soon turned to complaining (抱怨) about the stress (压力

25、) in their work and life. The teacher went to the kitchen and returned with a - 5 - large pot of coffee and many cups. Some of the cups are expensive and lovely, but some are cheap and not beautiful. The teacher told them to help themselves to the coffee. When all the students had a cup of coffee in